Frissiras
Museum
The Frissiras
Museum is a modern, private museum of European and Greek painting.
It was founded in December 2000 in order to house the collection
of its founder, Vlassis Frissiras. The museum is housed in two
elegant neoclassical buildings in Plaka, in close proximity to
each other, that were restored to their original form and were
developed so that they could accommodate their new function.
The
building on 3, Monis Asteriou Street was constructed in 1860 and
houses the permanent collection. The building on number 7 of the
same street dates from 1904. It is one of them most elegant neoclassical
houses in Athens with Ionian style elements. It now houses the
temporary exhibitions of Greek and European painting and other
cultural events.
The
Frissiras collection consists of 3.000 visual art works (2.000
paintings and 1.000 drawings) by great European and Greek painters
which will be shown to the public in parts. They are works from
the 20th century and their subject is the human form.
Among
other, there are the works by David Hockney, Frank Auerback, Peter
Blake, Jean Rustin, Pat Andrea, Dado, Antonio Segui, Paola Rego,
Vladimir Velichovic, Eduardo Arroyo, Valerio Adami, Diamantis
Diamantopoulos, Giannis Moralis, Giorgos Mavroïdis, Makis
Theofylakttopoulos, Chronis Botsoglou, Dikos Vizantios, John Christoforou,
Nikos Baïkas, Kostas Tsoklis, Nikos Kessanlis as well as
by John Kirby, Peter Howson, Vincent Corpet, Anderea martinelli,
Clive Smith, Simon Pasieka, Giles Marrey, Matthias Schauwwecker,
Giorgos Lappas, Tassos Missouras, Tassos Mantzavinos, Edouardos
Sakayan, Stefanos Daskalakis and Xenofon Bistikas.
Apart
from its great collections, the museum also has a café
and a shop.
Opening hours and admission
3 & 7 Monis Asteriou Street – Plaka
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